I'm interested. They are out of Bristol, R.I., and I'm up there a couple
times a year. Going to see if I can set up a visit to their operation or
see a suit of sails over the 4th of July weekend.
There were several boxes for VXOne's from Intensity in Sarasota. The boxes
were marked "Made in China", for what its worth.
~Michael
On Jun 2, 2015 12:12 PM, "Paul Townsend" <townsend at umich.edu> wrote:
>> Fellow Albacore Sailors,
>> Here at the Michigan Sailing Club we've been researching cost-effective
> replacement sails for our Albacores (the club owns two, and there are two
> privately-owned albs). We've had good luck with using Intensity for
> replacement Laser sails and I've been in contact with them about Albacore
> sails.
>> They'd need an order of ten to make it work for them. Our club is
> probably good for three suits if we can find another seven to go in on the
> fleet purchase.
>> Anybody else interested?
>> I don't have too many details at this point about construction, cut (e.g.
> high- or low-aspect jib), etc, but Intensity is thinking about $500/set.
> If there's sufficient interest I can find out more, but I don't want to bug
> them until I know there's enough interest to do an order of ten.
>> Let me know if you're interested. We're flexible enough to do it this
> season or wait until the off-season.
>>> -Paul Townsend
> Albacore 6040
> Commodore, Michigan Sailing Club
>>albacore6040 at umich.edu>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jim Myers <intensitysails at mac.com>
> Date: Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 10:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Sails that are "off the menu"
> To: Paul Townsend <townsend at umich.edu>
>>> I can only guess at $285 for mains and $185 for jibs or thereabouts.
>> Jim Myers
> Intensitysails.com
> 200 Bald Hill Rd
> Warwick RI 02886
> Fax 401-738-0883
>> On Aug 6, 2014, at 10:02 PM, Paul Townsend <townsend at umich.edu> wrote:
>> Ok, I'll ask around. Do you have an approximate price point in mind?
>> -Paul
>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Jim Myers <intensitysails at mac.com> wrote:
>>> 10 suits would do it.
>>>>>>>> Jim Myers
>>http://www.intensitysails.com>> 200 Bald Hill Rd
>> Warwick, RI 02886-1182
>> Fax 401-738-0883
>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 6, 2014, at 4:37 PM, Paul Townsend <townsend at umich.edu> wrote:
>>>> What would be the minimum number of orders to start making them?
>>>> -Paul
>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Jim Myers <intensitysails at mac.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>> I am sorry we do not. We have considered making Albacore sails but we
>>> would need a fleet order to get going. Thank you.
>>>>>>>>> Jim Myers
>>> intensitysails.com
>>> 200 Bald Hill Rd
>>> Warwick RI 02886
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 20, 2013, at 10:40 AM, Paul Townsend <townsend at umich.edu> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> I'm wondering if you carry/make sails that are not on your website.
>>>>>> In particular, I have an Albacore and it's time for a new
>>> crusing/everyday jib.
>>>>>> I'm also thinking about experimenting with "turboing" it by adding an
>>> asymmetrical spinnaker. The only assy kite I see on your website is the
>>> 400 sq ft Vx, which seems a bit large. Do you ever sell or make smaller
>>> ones?
>>>>>> Thanks.
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